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• Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Jun 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  and

  Fisheries Administration Act 1999

  to: facilitate the implementation of electronic monitoring (e-monitoring) of fishing and fishing-related activities undertaken by Commonwealth fishing concession and scientific permit holders, for the purposes of data collection and compliance monitoring; and make consequential amendments; and

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  in relation to: fishery closures; waiver of levies payable for surrendered statutory fishing rights; and responsibility of corporations and other concession holders for unlawful conduct of their directors, employees or agents. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2000

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Dec 1999 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio 

  Summary

  (No. 1) 2000 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 1999

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Sep 1999 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 1998

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Apr 1998 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Primary Industries and Energy portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fisheries Legislation Amendment (Representation) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Feb 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture and Water Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Fisheries Administration Act 1991

  to: provide that the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) must have regard to the objective of ensuring that the interests of commercial, recreational and Indigenous fishers are taken into account in the performance of its functions; provide an additional eligibility criteria for AFMA commissioners of expertise in matters relating to recreational or Indigenous fishing; provide restrictions on the appointment of commissioners who hold an executive position in a fishing representative organisation; increase the maximum size of management advisory committees from seven to ten (in addition to the Chair and the AFMA staff member); and require AFMA to try as far as practical to have memberships of commercial and recreational fishers on management advisory committees; and

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  to provide that the minister, AFMA and Joint Authorities established under the Act must have regard to ensuring that the interests of commercial, recreational and Indigenous fishers are taken into account in the performance of their functions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fisheries Legislation Amendment (New Governance Arrangements for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority and Other Matters) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Mar 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Following government endorsement of the recommendations of the Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders (the Uhrig Review), the bill amends the:

  Fisheries Administration Act 1991

  ,

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  and

  Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984

  to implement changes to the governance arrangements of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority;

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  and

  Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984

  to require foreign fishing vessels to stow fishing equipment whilst transiting through the Australian Fishing Zone (AFZ); and

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  and

  Migration Act 1958

  to enable enforcement action to be taken against foreign vessels breaching international fishery management measures and boats supporting illegal fishing in the AFZ. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fisheries Legislation Amendment (International Obligations and Other Matters) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fisheries Administration Act 1991

  and

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  to: give effect to Australia’s obligations under the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean; increase the exchange of information with foreign governments and international intergovernmental organisations in relation to suspected illegal fishers; provide for improved management of Australia’s fish stocks; and correct a drafting error. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  and

  Migration Act 1958

  contingent on commencement of the proposed

  Border Protection Legislation Amendment (Deterrence of Illegal Foreign Fishing) Act 2005

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fisheries Legislation Amendment (High Seas Fishing Activities and Other Matters) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2003 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Fisheries Administration Act 1991

  and

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  to give effect to Australia’s obligations under the Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas; and

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  to strengthen the Australian Fisheries Management Authority’s ability to deliver and enforce fisheries management in Commonwealth fisheries. Also contains a saving provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fisheries Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fishing Offences) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 May 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  and

  Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984

  to provide for custodial penalties for foreign fishing offences in those parts of Australia’s territorial sea that are within the Australian Fishing Zone or within any area of Australian jurisdiction. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fisheries Legislation Amendment (Cooperative Fisheries Arrangements and Other Matters) Bill 2005 [2006]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2005 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fisheries Administration Act 1991

  and

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  to: clarify the meaning of certain Commonwealth fisheries management objectives; provide an express power for Commonwealth, State and Territory governments to amend or vary Offshore Constitutional Settlement fisheries arrangements; and facilitate cooperative fisheries management between Commonwealth, State and Territory governments by introducing regional fisheries arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum